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• Labour Has Officially Shelved Its £28 Billion Green Investments Pledge

  

  The Labour Party has officially shelved its £28 billion a year green investments pledge, after weeks of rumours and denials. The pledge to spend £28... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2024 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• European Ski Resorts Suffer From Lack Of Snow After Warmest January Ever Recorded

  

  Global average temperatures in January 2024 were 1.66°C above the pre-industrial January average (1850-1900), according to the European Union's Copernicus... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2024 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Failures To Insulate Homes And Deliver Clean Tech Have Led To Higher Household...

  

  The government's failure to invest in insulating homes and increasing low-carbon tech has cost households up to £1,900 a year on their energy bills, a new... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2024 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• UK Should Invest £26 Billion A Year In A Sustainable Economy, New Report Says

  

  The UK government should invest £26 billion a year, or 1% of gross domestic product (GDP), in creating a sustainable economy, a new report suggests.... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2024 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Government Awards £16 Million In Funding For Energy Saving Trial Projects

  The government has awarded £16 million in funding for 12 trial projects designed to help UK homeowners cut their bills through energy saving technology. Th... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2024 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• What Are The Labour Party’s Environmental Policies?

  

  ✔ The party wants the UK to run on 100% green electricity by 2030 ✔ Labour's Warm Homes Plan will fund energy efficient home improvements By most... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2024 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 2023 Officially The Hottest Year On Record

  

  Last year was officially the hottest year on record, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The global average temperature i... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2024 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Plan To Make Solar Panel Installations On Old Buildings Easier

  

  The government is planning to make it easier to install solar panels on listed buildings or ones in conservation areas. Currently, residents in historic... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2024 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Winter Floods Could Become Norm in UK Scientists Say

  Climate change is causing the UK to have wetter, warmer winters, with winter rainfall in England increasing by 27% since the pre-industrial period (late 19th... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2024 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• China’s BYD Overtakes Tesla For EV Sales

  

  In the final quarter of 2023, China-based BYD sold 526,000 battery-only cars, compared to Tesla's 484,000, according to a report by The Guardian. Beating Tesla... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2024 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• UK Leads Charge On Floating Wind Farms

  Most wind energy in the UK comes from offshore wind farms. In the last quarter of 2023, offshore wind accounted for over 14% of electricity generated in the... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2024 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 2023 Environmental Milestones Roundup

  We're celebrating the new year by looking back on some of the environmental milestones of 2023 - the good, the bad and the ugly. Here's a quick overview of... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2024 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Government Misses Target for EV Rapid Chargers on Motorways

  The government has missed its target for electric vehicle (EV) chargers on motorways, according to the RAC. The Department for Transport had set a target of... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2024 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Energy Price Cap to Fall by 14% in April, Cornwall Insight Predicts

  In some rare good news for UK households, the price cap for domestic energy is expected to fall by 14% in April. According to Cornwall Insight - an independent... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2024 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• What’s The Average Carbon Footprint in the UK?

  ✔ In the UK, a person's carbon footprint is around six tonnes of GHG per year ✔ Transport accounts for the largest portion of an individual's... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2023 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The 11 Greenest Countries In The World 2023

  ✔ The top three greenest countries are Denmark, the UK, and Finland ✔ Denmark aims to reduce emissions by 70% by 2030 ✔ The UK is aiming... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2023 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• What Are Forever Chemicals And How Can You Avoid Them?

  ✔ Forever chemicals are a group of chemicals that don't easily break down ✔ They're present in many everyday products, such as non-stick cookware... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2023 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Disney’s 7 Best Eco Heroes and 7 Worst Climate Villains

  ✔ Moana is our top eco hero ✔ The worst climate villain is Cruella De Vil ✔ Our researchers spent countless hours investigating Disney film... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2023 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• What Is Green Travel And How Can You Do It?

  ✔ Green travel is travelling whilst limiting your environmental impact ✔ The travel industry accounts for 8%-11% of the world's carbon emissions... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2023 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Biomass Vs. Nuclear: Which is More Sustainable?

  The negative environmental impacts of biomass Deforestation: Clearing forests to plant energy crops can contribute to deforestation, which can release carbon... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2023 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT